ABC 7 CHICAGO celebrates Black History Month with vignettes, a series of news stories and a half-hour special 'OUR CHICAGO: SPIRIT AND PERSEVERANCE.'
ABC 7 CHICAGO celebrates Black History Month with vignettes, a series of news stories and a half-hour specialCheryl Burton and Hosea Sanders, "OUR CHICAGO: SPIRIT AND PERSEVERANCE"
showcases the unique stories and cultural contributions of Black Chicagoans. The half-hour program airs Saturday, Feb. 25, at 6 p.m. with an encore presentation the following day on Sunday, Feb. 26, at 11 p.m. and will also stream live exclusively onandhost the special from historic Liberty Baptist Church, located at 49th Street and Martin Luther King Drive. Built in 1956, Liberty Baptist Church served as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s home base during his "Chicago Freedom Movement.
Vignettes featuring amazing, every day Chicagoans will be showcased throughout February on ABC7, including Englewood resident, guitarist and engineer, Edward Vaughn, "Rockstar E.V."; inspirational, dancing crossing guard, Tammy Anderson; bakery and candy factory entrepreneur, Stephanie Hart; author and advocate Leanne Stuckey; Loyola University's AfroDescent Dance Team and caretaker Jeannette Jordan, who reflects on her remarkable love story with her husband, Dr. Robert Jordan.
ABC7 Eyewitness News will feature many compelling stories for Black History Month under the banner "Building a Better Chicago," including the following:reports on the local mother behind Ida's Artisan Ice Cream. Her ice cream will be featured at the Museum of Ice Cream starting in February.investigates diversity in dispensaries, exploring the number of Black marijuana dispensary applicants in comparison to the number of approved applicants that obtain dispensary licenses.
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